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The Pabst steinmetz foundation supports summer fun packs again!

“The Pabst Steinmetz Foundation grants funding for expansion of Simply Amazing’s Summer Fun Packs. Simply Amazing’s focus is enriching the lives of children living in crisis with the gift of personal art and creative supplies. The cornerstone program is Simply Amazing Creative Boxes. Recipients include children in Central Florida’s foster care programs, as well as children living in shelter environments. Providing these artistic outlets to children coping with stress and trauma is a valuable mental health tool. This continued grant will enable Simply Amazing to continue expansion of Summer Fun Packs program, designed to sustain children when they are without the safety net school can provide.” [February 2, 2022 Press Release]

THE PABST STEINMETZ FOUNDATION GRANTS 1,000 SUMMER FUN PACKS

Summer Fun Pack program will double in 2021 because of a generous grant from The Pabst Steinmetz Foundation. “If we learned anything from 2020, it’s how critical local organizations and collaboration are to the health of a community” said Margery Pabst Steinmetz, the Foundation’s co-founder. “The six organizations receiving funding for 2021 are all embarking on new programming that shows potential for not only great impact, but potential for the work to be replicated and expanded within and beyond our community.” Pabst Steinmetz added. “ Read the full press release here.

GRANT AWARD - SIEMENS ENERGY

Simply Amazing was one of 122 organizations across 20 states that were selected to receive a donation from Siemens Energy. Simply Amazing was granted $7,500 because of the work that they do in Florida. A 60 second video along with a short written proposal was submitted to explain why a grant from Siemens Energy could “ENERGIZE” Simply Amazing in 2021. Read the full press release here.

THEIR FACES SAY IT ALL!!

THIS makes our #simplyamazing 🧡💛🧡 melt!!! Thank you Girl Scouts of Citrus Council Troop 1313 and Jennifer Beaman Clark for packaging the supplies in such a meaningful way!

“Dear Susan,
I am Dora from Haiti, I oversee the school in Bethel by Lake Azuei.

I am writing this to thank you for the supplies you collected for our Kindergarten classes! We received them a while ago, but due to coronavirus closure it is only in September we could finally start using them.

The students and teachers enjoy the craft supplies a lot! I am sending you some photos of the little ones.

Thank you so much for organizing this and please forward our thanks to the girl scouts (who packaged the supplies.)

Thank you very much! All the best, Dora”

1,000 SUMMER FUN PACKS ARE ready for delivery — JUNE 2020

SORRY! All of our SUMMER FUN PACKS have been reserved.

OVIEDO - WINTER SPRING LIFE — MAY/JUNE 2020

A LOT HAS CHANGED DURING the COVID-19 crisis, and the giving spirit of Oviedo-Winter Springs residents did, too – it got bigger and even more inspiring—

A global pandemic. Social distancing. Stay-at-home orders. Despite it all, folks in the Oviedo-Winter Springs community have worked to uplift and inspire others with acts both big and small. Residents, businesses, and nonprofit organizations have banded together to bring glimmers of light to healthcare workers and those in need during this dark time in our collective lives. Here are just a few of the ways that these caring people have been making a difference:

ORLANDO FAMILY MAGAZINE — MAY 2020

EACH YEAR WE HIGHLIGHT some of the women who are helping to make Orlando a better place. This year’s group of 15 ladies are doing just that. Chosen for their tenacity, kindness and charitable contributions, these ladies inspire us and we hope they inspire you too.

Solar Bears Chuck-A-Puck fundraiser! — March 2020

THANKS TO FIRST CLASS CLEANERS for sponsoring Simply Amazing at the Orlando Solar Bears' Chuck-a-Puck fundraiser. Our founder, Susan Hietpas, was out on the ice to countdown the puck toss. It was a SIMPLY AMAZING evening with FIRST CLASS CLEANERS!

WESH 2 CommUNITY Champion — FEBRUARY 2020

Each week, WESH 2 tells the story of a different person or group working to make a difference in the lives of others in Central Florida. On February 20, Simply Amazing had that honor.

Thank you WESH 2 News and our community of volunteers and donors for your SIMPLY AMAZING support. We love our Community Partners and the outstanding work they do to help deserving children.

Oviedo - winter springs life — January 2020

ART 2019 - A PARTY from the HEART was so much fun and now we can “re-live” the night through this article from the January edition of Oviedo-Winter Springs Life Magazine, written by Jill Duff-Hoppes.

art2019 — a party from the heart sponsors

LAKE MARY LIFE — July 2019

SIMPLY AMAZING
Local mother turns heartbreak into arts enrichment for local children. Emily Smith was a kind, generous person with a knack for brightening up the lives of others with simple yet heartfelt gestures. She was also a creative young woman with a flair for arts and crafts.

Read the article on LAKEMARYLIFE.COM >

SCATTER JOY CENTER FOR THE ARTS

HONORING A DAUGHTER’S LEGACY
Honoring a daughter's legacy of kindness and creativity Emily Smith didn't know any strangers. The 26-year-old had a habit of making friends wherever she went. Once at the Winter Springs DMV, she presented the employee who invited her to the front of the line after she'd had to leave the center because she'd forgotten some paperwork, with a Kit Kat.

Read the article on SCATTERJOYARTS.ORG >